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Rotherham United FC vs Coventry City FC, League One 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2019-20
Rotherham United FC
4 – 0
Full Time
Coventry City FC
Sat 5 Oct 2019 · 14:00 UTC HT 45+4' · FT 45+12'
Joe Mattock 42' Y
Matthew Olosunde 45' Y
R 57' Kyle McFadzean
Y 90' Callum O'Hare

Overview

Match Preview

Rotherham United FC vs Coventry City FC — League One .

Match Details

  • Referee Paul Graham
  • Referee Danny Gratton
  • Referee Darren Handley
  • Referee

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Bradford City AFC 7 15
2 Sheffield Wednesday FC 7 14
3 Stockport County FC 8 13
4 Plymouth Argyle FC 8 13
5 Cambridge United FC 8 13
6 Huddersfield Town AFC 7 12
7 Burton Albion FC 8 12
8 AFC Wimbledon 8 12
9 Reading FC 7 11
10 Oxford United FC 6 11
11 Leyton Orient FC 7 10
12 Wycombe Wanderers FC 8 10
13 Stevenage FC 7 9
14 Leicester City FC 7 9
15 Blackpool FC 7 8
16 Luton Town FC 7 8
17 Mansfield Town FC 7 8
18 Barnsley FC 7 8
19 Bromley FC 7 8
20 Notts County FC 7 7
21 Doncaster Rovers FC 7 6
22 Milton Keynes Dons FC 7 6
23 Peterborough United FC 8 5
24 Wigan Athletic FC 7 4

Head-to-Head

2
2
4
Rotherham United FC 8 games · Avg 3.0 goals Coventry City FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-10-05 Rotherham United FC 4–0 Coventry City FC

Recent Form

Rotherham United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Oct Coventry City FC H 4–0 W
28 Sep Bristol Rovers FC A 0–1 L
21 Sep Shrewsbury Town FC H 0–0 D
17 Sep Sunderland AFC A 1–1 D
14 Sep Bolton Wanderers FC H 6–1 W
07 Sep Doncaster Rovers FC A 1–2 L
Coventry City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
05 Oct Rotherham United FC A 0–4 L
28 Sep Doncaster Rovers FC H 1–1 D
17 Sep AFC Wimbledon H 2–1 W
14 Sep Burton Albion FC A 0–0 D
07 Sep Blackpool FC H 3–2 W
31 Aug Oxford United FC A 3–3 D

Key Stats

38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Coventry City FC gets underway.
  • 5' Both keepers have barely been tested. Rotherham United FC and Coventry City FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 10' Rotherham United FC is showing some good football. However, Rotherham United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 13' Assisted by Michael Smith with the perfectly-timed delivery and Matty Crooks makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 18' Coventry City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 19' Magnificent from Michael Smith! That is 77 goals in 357 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 24' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jordan Shipley, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 29' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 34' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 39' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 39 minutes.
  • 42' Joe Mattock is having his name booked by the referee on 42.
  • 45' Rotherham United FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 50' Over 50 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 55' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 56' The Coventry City FC bench stirs into life. Gervane Kastaneer is withdrawn and Amadou Bakayoko gets his opportunity.
  • 57' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Red card for Kyle McFadzean.
  • 58' What composure from Michael Smith! The England international strokes it home. 3-0.
  • 61' Coventry City FC make a change. Jordy Hiwula trudges off to be replaced by Michael Rose on 61 minutes.
  • 66' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 71' Rotherham United FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 73' The whistle greets Daniel Barlaser as he departs to be replaced by Shaun MacDonald.
  • 75' Matty Crooks makes no mistake. The score reads 4-0 and Rotherham United FC are in front.
  • 79' Jake Hastie makes way for Carlton Morris at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from Rotherham United FC.
  • 83' A tactical swap from Rotherham United FC — Freddie Ladapo on, Michael Smith off on 83 minutes.
  • 88' Rotherham United FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Coventry City FC's shape.
  • 90' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Callum O'Hare.
  • Coventry City FC will have plenty to reflect on. Rotherham United FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Rotherham United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Warne

Coventry City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mark Robins

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ellis Simms 3
Cohen Bramall 2
Viktor Gyokeres 2
Michael Smith 2
Matty Crooks 2
Leo Ostigard 2
Gustavo Hamer 1
Jamie Allen 1

Head to Head

2019-10-05 Rotherham United FC 4–0 Coventry City FC

Rotherham United FC Form

2019-10-05 Rotherham United FC 4–0 Coventry City FC W 2019-09-28 Bristol Rovers FC 1–0 Rotherham United FC L 2019-09-21 Rotherham United FC 0–0 Shrewsbury Town FC D 2019-09-17 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Rotherham United FC D 2019-09-14 Rotherham United FC 6–1 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2019-09-07 Doncaster Rovers FC 2–1 Rotherham United FC L

Coventry City FC Form

2019-10-05 Rotherham United FC 4–0 Coventry City FC L 2019-09-28 Coventry City FC 1–1 Doncaster Rovers FC D 2019-09-17 Coventry City FC 2–1 AFC Wimbledon W 2019-09-14 Burton Albion FC 0–0 Coventry City FC D 2019-09-07 Coventry City FC 3–2 Blackpool FC W 2019-08-31 Oxford United FC 3–3 Coventry City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.37 Rotherham United FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.67 Coventry City FC xG
I would bet for: Rotherham United FC to win 67% + Over 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Rotherham United FC67% Draw20% Coventry City FC13%
Actual: Rotherham United FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 3.04
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 94%
6%
± 1.5 80%
20%
± 2.5 57%
43%
± 3.5 36%
64%
± 4.5 19%
81%

Double Chance

Rotherham United FC or Draw
87%
Draw or Coventry City FC
33%
Rotherham United FC or Coventry City FC
80%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Rotherham United FC53% Draw38% Coventry City FC9%
Actual: Rotherham United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
13.3%
1 – 0
11.1%
3 – 0
10.2%
2 – 1
8.7%
1 – 1
8.2%
3 – 1
6.9%
0 – 0
6.3%
4 – 0
Actual
4 – 1
4.2%
2 – 2
2.9%
5 – 0
2.9%
0 – 1
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Rotherham United FC

Handicap Rotherham United FC covers Push Coventry City FC covers
-2.5 29% — 71%
-2 29% 22% 49%
-1.5 51% — 49%
-1 51% 23% 26%
-0.5 74% — 26%
+0.5 92% — 8%
+1 92% 6% 2%
+1.5 98% — 2%
+2 98% 2% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Rotherham United FC keeps clean sheet
51% ✓
Coventry City FC keeps clean sheet
10% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.